Taiwan and Japan LED chip maker plans to expand LED chip production

According to industry sources, by the end of 2009, Taiwan LED chip maker EPISTAR (Epistar) and canyuan photoelectricity (Formosa Epitaxy) will expand LED chip per month, is expected to increase to 200 million, while Japan's Nichia will also be at the end of 2009 the monthly production increased to 50 million.

Sources pointed out, Expistar will start mass production of its LED chip in September, the goal is to the end of 2009, the LED chip per month increase of 200 million, while canyuan photoelectricity will begin in June to expand its LED chip production, and hope to the end of the year, the month of LED chip the yield increased to 200 million. (http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20090821PB203.html